Fantakis Joins Duke Blue Devils as Volunteer Assistant
Duke head swimming and diving coach Dan Colella has announced the addition of Niko Fantakis to the Blue Devil staff. Fantakis will serve as a volunteer assistant coach working with the program’s swimmers.
Pickrem, Castillo Pick Up Wins on Night 3 of Austin Sectionals
Mauro Castillo, a swimmer for the Texas A&M men’s squad, swam the 100 breast/100 fly double tonight. He won the 100 breast with a 1:03.39 over Tristen Disibio (1:04.46), giving him a successful sweep of the breaststroke events after his 200 breast win last night.
NY Distance Freestyler Lindsay Stone Verbally Commits to Notre Dame
Pittsford, New York-native Lindsay Stone has verbally committed to swim for the Fighting Irish at the University of Notre Dame, beginning in the fall of 2017.
Electricity & Creativity: Molly Hannis’s Outside The Box Path To Rio
Molly Hannis is electric. The rangy speed breaststroker and her coach talk pacing, explain skipped underwater pullouts and respond to legality criticism in the lead-up to the Rio Olympics.
Ledecky’s 800m Freestyle–Most Dominant Swim of the US Olympic Trials
If you’re Katie Ledecky, you dominate. It’s what you do. Congratulations Katie on posting the most dominating swim of Trials last week.
Milliken Resigns, Daniels Becomes Head Coach at Kalamazoo College
Kathy Milliken announced her resignation as head coach of men’s and women’s swimming and diving at Kalamazoo College last week, as well as the promotion of Jay Daniels to head coach for the upcoming 2016-2017 season.
D2 NCAA Champ Matt Josa To Transfer To Cal For Remaining Two Seasons
Division II NCAA standout Matthew Josa will be transferring to the University of California for his remaining two seasons of college eligibility, beginning this fall.
Missouri State’s Kalnins Returns to Olympic Games
Missouri State senior swimmer Uvis Kalnins will return to the Summer Olympic Games this August when he represents his home nation of Latvia in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Tony Azevedo, Shelly Ripple Selected for Stanford Hall of Fame
Four-time national collegiate player of the year Tony Azevedo will be inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in September.
Big 5 Conferences Propose Changes to NCAA Sport Hours Requirements
The Big 5 conferences in the NCAA’s Division I – the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC – have proposed some changes to rules regarding how much time college athletes are required to invest in their sports.
Bethany Galat Enjoying The Race En Route To Big Summer of ’16
In our post-Olympic Trials analysis, Texas A&M’s Bethany Galat stood out as one of the meet’s most dramatic improvers – she put up two of the four biggest time drops of all female swimmers in the meet. So we caught up with the rising Aggie junior to talk Trials.
IUPUI Men Add 6 to 2016-17 Roster
Following a year in which the team virtually rewrote the records books, the IUPUI men’s swimming and diving team has announced the addition of five freshman swimmers and one diver for the 2016-17 season.
Duke’s Esposto Selected to U.S. Olympic Team Coaching Staff
Duke head diving coach Nunzio Esposto has been named to the U.S. Olympic Team coaching staff for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio.
ECU Swimming and Diving Adds to Recruiting Class
East Carolina University Swimming and Diving Head Coach Rick Kobe rounded out his recruiting class by adding five new student-athletes during the spring signing period.
GW Men’s Swimming and Diving Welcomes Class of 2020 Additions
George Washington head swimming and diving coach James Winchester has added seven student-athletes to the incoming Class of 2020 for the men’s squad.
